William Irving Knickerbocker

William (also known as Bill or Knick) Irving Knickerbocker was born to Mary Elizabeth Taylor and Harry Luke Knickerbocker on Oct. 29, 1931, in Kaysville, Utah. He passed away on Dec. 3, 2015, at his home in Tooele, Utah. He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and three brothers and is survived by two sisters, Beverly Jane Kartchner (Don) and Joann Doolittle (Cliff). At the time of his death, he had 35 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. He attended grade school and high school in New Plymouth, Idaho. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sacramento, California and taught school in Idaho, American Samoa, and Utah. He retired from the Tooele County School District. He married Virginia Coleman on June 2, 1959, with whom he had two sons, Mark Irving Knickerbocker (Judy) and Steven Karl Knickerbocker (Tammy), and with whom he adopted a daughter, Hinomoa Soaki (Norman). He married Beth Anne Knickerbocker on March 10, 1979, and later adopted her children, John Lawford Knickerbocker (Gail), Daniel Lee Knickerbocker (Karen), Ruth Elizabeth Tautua’a (Pekipaki), James Alvin Knickerbocker (Jessica), and Deborah Anne Garbett (Dwayne). He composed several pieces of music, loved to play the piano and favored classical music for listening. He also loved to garden. For most of the time while living in Tooele, he had beautiful gardens. He raised enough food to help family members living near and far. He will be missed by many friends and family. Two viewings will be held: Thursday evening, Dec. 10, 2015, from 6-8 p.m. at Tate Mortuary, 110 S. Main St., Tooele, Utah, and Friday morning, Dec. 11, 2015 from 9:30-10:45 a.m. at the Tooele 3rd Ward, 141 W. Utah Ave., Tooele, Utah. The funeral will be held Friday morning, Dec. 11, 2015, at 11 a.m. at the Tooele 3rd Ward. Burial will be at the Tooele City Cemetery, 361 S. 100 East, Tooele, UT 84074.